Faith comes out at
night. There’s no need of it in broad daylight. Of course, I’m using day and
night as metaphors here. When life’s going well, and certainly when there’s
nothing to write home about when we’re away, faith has no role. But the time
when faith comes into its own — the time when its necessity is born — is as
last light comes and hope fades.

When we struggle
and stumble and fall, although it doesn’t seem so, our faith gear is engaged.
It’s when our faith engineers our response. Our responses don’t have to look pretty,
and much of the time they’ll look awkward. Awkward responses are recoverable.

Last light. A time for which faith rises.

When we’re staring down the barrel of
our own demise, when life’s come to be more terrible than we could ever have
imagined, something in us wants to rise. Something in us has to fight for what
is right. Something in us realises that there’s so much more to life that’s
beyond our sight. There’s more to the story than we can see just now. We tell
ourselves, “Hold on in faith!” For we must.

My writing is bent toward the
person in crisis simply for the fact that I’ve seen the majesty of God’s power
released as a product of the coming of night. It’s almost as if God’s grace
comes paradoxically to nurse us through such a time; to teach us how to manage
a life we cannot control.

When last light has come and then
gone it’s time for faith to rise. It’s time to trust God. It’s time to stop
doing life in our own strength.

If such a time as last light never
comes in your life I bid you well. But my experience is last light is the time
when life actually begins.

When night comes, as we turn the
corner into Struggle Street, keep driving forward in faith, until morning
comes.

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My Passion... a work in progress.

Have you ever thought much about the purpose of your life? (The message to the meaning of life is more urgent than I first thought.)
sIt is to reconcile the inner discord within every single one of us. Most of us are actually somewhat blind to this. We search for peace almost everywhere but often miss the actual source.
sIt’s about God. It’s about relationship. It’s about growing passionately toward God, worshipping Him via the things we think, say and do -- a commitment for the rest of our lives. At its essence, this involves a continual process of learning.

My Specific Call

My key passion is upholding a vision of life balance and re-creation of value for living, and an exploration of the spiritual person within us. As an advocate for a fair, right and just life, I have a passion for Biblical wisdom, including the Psalms.